Junior Cycle

Have you ever thought about what you would like to do when you leave school? The Junior Cycle is a good time to start thinking about different career options and considering what subjects you might choose for Leaving Cert. We have lots of useful tools to help you start exploring yourself and the thousands of exciting career paths that lie ahead.

Explore different Career Sectors - for example, business, medicine, or beauty to get a picture of the types of skills and jobs involved in working in that particular area. 

Search hundreds of occupations in our Career Explorer to find out what the job involves, the type of person it would suit, what you might earn and the qualifications you would need.

You can also watch lots of career videos or read career stories with people employed in a variety of jobs across the country to get an insight into different sectors and industries. 

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Department of Education Economist - Economist - Department of Education
Musgrave Graduate Programme
Musgrave Graduate Programme - Musgrave Graduate Programme
Women Working in Wind
Work In Wind - Women Working in Wind
Damien Mason
Mechanical Engineer - Damien Mason
Marc Coleman
Languages in Business - Marc Coleman

Join our complete Guidance programme designed for Irish Junior Cycle students (purchase required).

Build you own unique Career Portfolio through exploring our fun Island of Discovery as the programme takes you through a series of explorations about yourself, your motivations, and your dreams and ambitions.

What Career Type are you?

Enterprising?

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.

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Seamus Dunne
Seamus Dunne, Forestry Inspectorate

Seamus Dunne is responsible for managing the Forestry Inspectorate in the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine.

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Career Articles

Louise Caldwell: Business Studies Graduate
Louise Caldwell: Business Studies Graduate
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Janice Galbraith - Account Manager
Janice Galbraith - Account Manager
Posted by Construction Industry Federation
Civil Engineer with Arup
Civil Engineer with Arup
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Director of Sales - Veon Foresters
Director of Sales - Veon Foresters
Posted by Forestry Careers Ireland
Qualifications vs Experience - What Matters Most in IT?
Qualifications vs Experience - What Matters Most in IT?
Posted by CareersPortal
Tom Kent - Forestry Lecturer in WIT
Tom Kent - Forestry Lecturer in WIT
Posted by Forestry Careers Ireland
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